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Originally posted by Rudey
And I have to ask this. Knowing it stopped 2 terrorist plots in the 2 years it existed, do you wish it had never existed?
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That's a real hard question to answer -- even to myself.
There have been a number of times during the course of our history where difficult decisions have had to be made as to what is more important -- this kind of decision or the Constitution.
I will say this. 20/20 hindsight leads me to believe that this is possibly the tip of some iceberg -- that misuse of power begats broader misuse of power. (see Nixon, Richard M.)
Again, unfortunately, his attitude leads me to mistrust.
Clearly, it's good if terrorist plots are foiled, but if it leads to serious intrusions on our rights and liberties it's a very difficult ballance. I've seen it go unballanced, and it was bad.